Sabbath and Rest: Irenaeus on the Eschatological Sabbath
Teaching on Sabbath and Rest from Irenaeus of Lyon: Irenaeus on the Eschatological Sabbath
This is a spiritual discipline on eschatological rest and hope, drawing on Hebrews 4:9-11, Revelation 21:1-5 and Isaiah 11:6-9.
Irenaeus of Lyon (d. c. 202) taught that the Sabbath rest points forward to the final consummation of all things. He wrote: "These are the times of the kingdom, that is, the rest, the hallowed seventh day, in which God rested from all the works which He created, which is the true Sabbath of the righteous." For Irenaeus, each weekly Sabbath is a rehearsal of the eternal rest that God promises.…
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